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What is GNOME?

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jyotsna24

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Jun 24, 2001
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Hi,
In 'GNU's NOT UNIX' what is GNU?
What is GNOME?
Thanks.
 
Hi,

If you just mean what does the gnome acronym stand for - it's 'GNU Network Object Model Environment'.

Rgds

 
Contd from above ...

On your question 'whats GNU ?'... It has no meaning other than being self-referential to GNU's not unix. It's basically the GNU project's idea of an in-joke.

Also, if you actually want to find out about gnome goto . For gnu its .

Rgds
 
Hey Dear,
GNOME(pronounced as guh-nome) provides the desktop environment that you get by default when you install Red Hat Linux.This desktop environment provides the software that is between your X-windows System framework and the look and the feel provided by the window manager

Krischrist
 
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